Laura Gauché (born 4 March 1995 in Moûtiers) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. She made her World Cup debut in January 2014 and has competed in two Winter Olympics and two World Championships.
 Laura Gauché in January 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 March 1995 Moûtiers, Savoie, France[1] |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2] |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country | France |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Event(s) | Downhill, super-G, combined, giant slalom[3] |
Career edit
At the Winter Olympics in 2018, Gauché finished 22nd in the downhill and twelfth in the combined.[3] Her first World Cup podium came in February 2023 in a downhill at Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
Personal life edit
Born in Moûtiers, Savoie, Gauché was a student at Middle School Saint Exupery in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France, and attended High School Jean Moulin in Albertville. In 2017, she obtained a two-year diploma in marketing techniques from Annecy University Institutes of Technology.
World Cup results edit
Season standings edit
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2017 | 21 | 102 | — | — | 47 | — | 45 |
| 2018 | 22 | 65 | — | — | 30 | 36 | 25 |
| 2019 | 23 | 100 | — | — | 38 | 43 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | 97 | — | — | 47 | — | 26 |
| 2021 | 25 | 60 | — | — | 26 | 35 | — |
| 2022 | 26 | 37 | — | — | 19 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 27 | 36 | — | — | 22 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 30 | — | — | 18 | 17 |
Top ten finishes edit
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2022 | 16 Jan 2022 |  Zauchensee, Austria |
Super-G | 5th |
| 5 Mar 2022 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Super-G | 9th | |
| 17 Mar 2022 |  Courchevel, France |
Super-G | 8th | |
| 2023 | 14 Jan 2023 | St. Anton, Austria |
Super-G | 10th |
| 20 Jan 2023 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill | 7th | |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 15 Mar 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra |
Downhill | 9th | |
| 2024 | 13 Jan 2024 | Zauchensee, Austria |
Downhill | 9th |
| 14 Jan 2024 | Super-G | 7th | ||
| 27 Jan 2024 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill | 4th | |
| 17 Feb 2024 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
Downhill | 9th | |
| 18 Feb 2024 | Super-G | 10th |
World Championship results edit
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2021 | 25 | — | — | 26 | 20 | 7 |
| 2023 | 27 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 7 |
Olympic results edit
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2018 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | 12 |
| 2022 | 26 | — | — | 16 | 10 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ "Laura Gauche". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Laura Gauche". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Laura Gauché". PyeongChang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
External links edit
- Laura Gauché at FIS (alpine)
- Laura Gauché at Olympics.com
- Laura Gauché at Olympedia
- Laura Gauché at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Laura Gauché at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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